October 2011
2 posts
Tilting at Windmills
What: 2006 Windmill Estates Zinfandel Old Vine Lodi
How much: $18
Vinapedia rating: ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ I was intrigued by the 7 Deadly Zins tasting notes and decided, as is my wont, to see what else the family tree might offer. Often, moving up or down a product line is pretty revelatory and, furthermore, late summer (which in Florida stretches until December) is the time of year when one eats the...
Not So Inglorious Bastides
What: La Bastide Saint Dominique’s 2007 Cotes du Rhone Villages
How much: $18
Vinapedia rating: ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠
Research, people. It pays to research. These days it’s the coin of the realm, as the actual coins of the realm are in such a short supply as to be considered, statistically anyway, purely theoretical. If you will cast your mind back to about a year ago, you will recall our...